Shoe tree



Dec. 31, 1935. J. PALLADINO SHOE TREE 7 Filed Jan. 21, 1955 EEEEEEEEWM Patented Dec. 31, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

The invention relates to shoe trees used to maintain the leather of shoes in taut condition when the shoes are not being used.

It is an object of the invention to provide a shoe tree which in expanded condition exerts pressure on the entire upper of the shoe to maintain it in stretched or taut condition.

A further object aims at providing a shoe tree which not only keeps the upper taut but also exerts pressure on the instep, so that the shoe may be made fit for wear without discomfort.

A still further object aims at providing a shoe tree sectionalized in two front parts and a rear part, which front parts have relative motion to each other, and the rear part having relative motion to said front parts.

It is also an object to provide certain details of construction and arrangement tending to enhance the utility and reliability of a device of the character specified.

With these and other equally important objects in View, the invention comprises the means described in the following specification particularly pointed out in the claims forming a part;- thereof and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a shoe tree made in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view the section being taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a detail section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the several views of the drawing, l designates a fitting comprising a body element provided with aligning flanges l2 and I3 extending to both sides of said body element and formed integral with a depending arm M.

The flanges l2 and 3 on each side of the body element are traversed by a pivot pin l and I6, respectively. A hub surrounds each pivot pin and is formed integral with an arm l8 and I9, respectively. The last of the shoe is sectionalized to provide the front parts 20 and 2| which are secured at the rear to the arms I8 and I9, respectively, by a plurality of screws 22. A horizontal spring 23 connects the arms I8 and I9 to normally maintain the same in contacting position.

The forward part of the body element H has a slanting threaded hose 24, for the passage of a screw rod 25 equipped at the upper end with a handle 26 and provided with a conical member 27 to ascend and thus the tree portions 20 and 2| are caused to swing outwardly about the pivot pins |5 and Hi to enter into more intimate contact with the shoe leather.

The body element 1 is provided with a rearwardly extending lug 32 having a central bore for the passage of a pivot pin 33 on which are journaled flanges 34 of a dependent plate 35 which is secured to the inner face of a back member 36 complementing the parts 29 and 2| to form the shoe tree.

The member 36 is cut out as at 31 to clear a screw rod 38 which passes through a screw threaded hole in the plate 35 and abuts the depending arm M of the fitting H). A pull spring 39 is anchored to the arm H as at 40 and to the plate 35 as at 4| to normally maintain the back 36 close to the front parts and 2| A handle 42 on the screw rod 38 permits rotation thereof to cause the back 36 to swing outwardly or inwardly in accordance with the direction of rotation of said handle.

While the drawing discloses a preferred embodiment of the invention, numerous changes and alterations may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I, therefore, do not limit myself to the details of construction and arrangement as shown but claim my invention as broadly as the state of the art permits.

I claim:

1. A shoe tree, comprising a last sectionalized to provide two front parts and a rear part, means for causing movement of said rear part, relative to said front parts, means for automatically restoring said rear part to normal position, means for causing pivotal movement of said front parts relative to one another, and means for automatically restoring said front parts to normal position.

2. A shoe tree comprising a last sectionalized to provide two front parts and a rear part, members connected to said front parts and extending slightly thereabove, a fitting pivotally received in the upper extensions of said members and pivotally carrying the rear part for oscillation in a plane common to the pivots of said front parts, and means for moving said front and rear parts about their pivots.

3. A shoe tree comprising a last sectionalized to provide two front parts and a rear part, said front parts provided with upstanding lugs, a fitting pivotally received in the lugs of said front parts and pivotally carrying the rear part for oscillation in a plane common to the pivots of said front parts, and means for moving said front and rear parts about their pivots.

4. A shoe tree comprising a last sectionalized to provide two front parts and a rear part, a. fitting pivotally connected to the upper ends of said front parts and said rear part, whereby the pivots of all parts are in a common horizontal plane, means for moving said front parts, and means acting on said rear part intermediate its pivot and free end for causing movement thereof.

' JERRY PALLADINO. 

